2018 Ohio Junior Classical League Latin Convention Awards

A group of 34 Latin and Greek students in grades 8-12 and three teachers represented Shaker Heights Schools at the Ohio Junior Classical League Convention March 9-11 in Columbus. Every student earned points in their contest/tests, helping Shaker to a third place overall final result. Below are their awards and accomplishments.

Club Awards:

• 3rd place Total Sweepstakes
• 4th place Academic Per Capita
• 4th place Total Per Capita
• Commercial- Superior
• Scrapbook- Excellent
• Service- Excellent
• Publication-Excellent
• Banner- Good
• T-shirt- “Most Creative and Fun”

Certamen Rankings:

• 2nd place Upper Team
• 4th place Novice Team
• 7th place Lower Team

Individual Awards/Accomplishments:

Gautam Apte:  

• 1st place & Best in Show-Sight Reading Poetry senior
• 1st place Pentathlon
• 2nd place Vocabulary
• 4th place Mythology
• 6th place Literature, 6th place Roman History
• 8th place Roman Life
• Upper Level Certamen Team
• Certamen Captain/Coordinator

Ian Bhatia:

• 2nd place Computer Enhanced Photography, freshman
• 7th place Traditional Photography
• 9th place Derivatives
• 10th place Grammar, 10th place Vocabulary

Magdalena Bowne:  

• 2nd place Mythology, 8th grade
• 7th place Vocabulary, 7th place Pencil Drawing
• 8th place Derivatives
• 9th place Reading Comprehension
• 10th place Grammar
• Novice Level Certamen Team

Theodora Bowne:  

• 5th place Reading Comprehension, sophomore
• 6th place Literature
• 7th place Mythology, 7th place Drawn Map
• 8th place Latin Recitation-Prose
• 10th place Grammar

Craig Bush:

• 7th place Literature, sophomore
• 8th place Vocabulary
• 9th place Derivatives
• 10th place Mosaic
• Club Secretary

Max Carroll:

• 1st place Sight Latin Reading, freshman
• 2nd place Jewelry
• 8th place Derivatives
• 9th place Vocabulary
• 10th place Mythology
• Lower Level Certamen Team

Jonah Chapman-Sung:  

• 8th place Latin Recitation, 8th grade
• Novice Level Certamen Team

Katy Christian:  

• 1st place Computer Enhanced Photography, 8th grade
• 6th place Large Model
• 9th place Literature
• 10th place Grammar
• Novice Level Certamen Team

Sam Cohen:

• 5th place Jewelry, sophomore-Greek student

Mia Compton-Engle:  

• 1st place Grammar, 1st place Reading, 8th grade
• Comprehension, 1st place Illustrated Children’s Book
• 2nd place Vocabulary, 2nd place Mixed Media
• 4th place Literature
• 6th place Mythology, 6th place Pentathlon
• 7th place Derivatives
• 9th place Roman History

Will Corbin:

• 5th place Literature, 8th grade
• 6th place English Oratory
• 7th place Grammar; 7th place Roman History
• 8th place Roman Life; 8th place Traditional Photography
• 9th place Dramatic Interpretation; 9th place Vocabulary
• 10th place Pentathlon
• Novice Level Certamen Team

Max Feinleib:

• 8th place Academic Overall, sophomore
• 1st place Grammar, 1st place Reading Comprehension
• 2nd place Latin Recitation Prose, 2nd place Derivatives
• 3rd place Pentathlon, 3rd place Roman Life
• 4th place Literature
• 7th place Roman History
• Upper Level Certamen Team
• Club Parliamentarian 

Charlie Forbes:

• 7th place Literature, sophomore
• 9th place Constructed Map
• Creative Director- Banner, T-Shirt

Eliana Good:

• 4th place Illustrated Quotes, sophomore
• 7th place Drawn Poster
• 10th place Literature; 10 place Reading Comprehension

Max Henderson:

• 4th place Ceramic Pottery, 8th grade
• 8th place Jewelry

Lauren Hertzer:

• 4th place Drawn Poster, junior
• 8th place Grammar
• 9th place Roman Life
• Club Treasurer/Spirit Director

Audrey Himes:

• 3rd place Drawn Map, junior
• 6th place Mosaic; 6th place Traditional Photography
• 7th place Sight Latin Poetry; 7th place Grammar;
• 7th place Reading Comprehension
• 10th place Pentathlon; 10th place Vocabulary
• Club Treasurer/Spirit Director

Sam Klein:

• 3rd place Derivatives, 3rd place Computer Enhanced,freshman Photography
• 5th place English Oratory
• 6th place Vocabulary
• Lower Level Certamen Team

Colin Lamb:

• 2nd place Game, freshman
• 6th place Computer Enhanced Photography
• 8th place Mythology
• 9th place Derivatives

Charlotte Lo:

• 6th place Sight Latin Prose, junior
• 7th place Drawn Map
• 9th place Roman Life

Owen Lockwood:

• 2nd place Derivatives; 2nd place Mythology, freshman
• 3rd place Latin Recitation
• 6th place Vocabulary; 6th place Mosaic
• 7th place Roman Life
• 8th place Reading Comprehension
• 10th place Large Model
• Lower Level Latin Club

Brian Love:

• 5th place Derivatives, sophomore
• 7th place Grammar, 7th place Reading Comprehension
• 8th place Pentathlon
• 9th place Roman Life; 9th place Vocabulary

Bethany Lowenkamp:  

• 9th place Roman Life; 9th place Mosaic, senior
• 10th place Decorative Stitching

Shay McDermott:  

• 6th place Illustrated Children’s Book, 8th grade

Leo McGuinness:

• 5th place Derivatives; 5th place Traditional Photography, freshman 7th place Tile Mosaic

Meredith Modlin:

• 7th place Game, senior
• Club Consul Appointed 2018-2019 OSCL Historian

Matt Schiavone:  

• 2nd place Academic Overall, sophomore
• 1st place Literature, 1st place Reading Comprehension
• 1st place Pentathlon; 1st place Roman Life
• 2nd place Mythology; 2nd place Constructed Map
• 3rd place Derivatives; 3rd place Grammar
• 3rd place Roman History
• 4th place Vocabulary
• 8th place Sight Reading Prose
• Upper Level Certamen Team

Hannah Shane:

• 2nd place Roman History, sophomore
• 3rd place Literature
• 4th place Decorative Stitching
• 5th place Grammar
• 6th place Roman Life
• 7th place Pentathlon
• Club Editor
• Upper Level Certamen Team

Ryan Shane:

• 3rd place Latin Recitation, 8th grade
• 5th place Derivatives
• 9th place Game
• 10th place Literature
• Novice Level Certamen Team

Julia Shin:

• 6th place Graphics Arts Overall, senior
• 14th place Total Sweepstakes
• 1st place & Best in Show Couples Costume
• 1st place Charcoal Drawing
• 2nd place Derivatives
• 3rd place Oil & Acrylic
• 4th place Mosaic; 4th place Mixed Media
• 4th place Colored Pencil Drawing
• 5th place Vocabulary
• 6th place Illustrated Quotation
• 8th place Pentathlon
• Club Consul

Mitchell Stiefel:

• 2nd place Mythology, freshman
• 7th place Mosaic Tile
• 8th place Vocabulary
• 10th place Derivatives
• Lower Level Certamen Team

Jason Suh:

• 1st place & Best in Show Couples Costume, senior
• 3rd place Sigh Latin Poetry
• 7th place Mosaic; 7th place Grammar
• 8th place Reading Comprehension
• 10th place Pentathlon; 10th place Derivatives
• Upper Level Certamen Team
• 2017-2018 OJCL Secretary

Sriram Sundararajan:

• 4th place Derivatives, senior
• 7th place Roman Life
• 10th place Pentathlon; 10th place Vocabulary

Michaela Witt:

• 4th place Mythology, 4th place Drawn Map, junior
• 9th place Roman Life
• 10th place Derivatives

Latin Teachers Adam Fletcher, Nora Murphy and Andrew Spencer spent their weekend judging events, talking shop with other Latin teachers, cheering on the team and making sure they all returned safely.